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New Lot Size Approved There is interest in Florence for developing a new hotel that will help support the Florence Event Center. The news coming during the Florence Area Chamber’s annual Meeting last week. This prompted a review of some of the other possible ventures by business entities. Last year […]
Beavers Roll Over Tigers The Oregon State Beavers were firing on all cylinders last night as they pounced on the Tigers of LSU. Bryce Fehmel was mechanical from the plate allowing only two hits in 8 innings. The Beavers took a one run lead in the first ubt in what […]
Firework Safety The upcoming Independence holiday means that the sale and use of fireworks is upcoming too. This Friday June 23rd the canvas sides will be removed from the tents that have been set up for the sale of popular pyrotechnics. And as usual, Fire Marshall, Sean Barrett says there […]
OSU Coach Casey Honored Oregon State head coach Pat Casey has been named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Coach of the Year. The announcement comes just hours before the Beavers are slated to open the College World Series against Cal State Fullerton Saturday at TD Ameritrade Park. Casey […]
Record Year for Beavers Oregon State Beavers fly into Omaha with some impressive numbers racked up this season. Aside from the 14-0 record Jake Thompson has put up, the Beavers have broken the school record with the most wins at 54 and have a .931 winning percentage which is the […]
Oregon High on Long Term Care Oregon ranks fourth in the nation for providing long-term care options for its residents, according to a report released today. It measures the care available in states based on accessibility, choice and quality. It also assesses their support for family caregivers and the transitions […]
Thompson Shares Experiences It has been quite the whirlwind adventure for Oregon State University’s Jake Thompson, but he says it has been everything he ever thought it would be and more: “It’s been pretty much a dream come true. I mean, growing up, I always thought about playing at the […]
Planning Commission on Helping Hands Tuesday evening’s planning commission meeting opened to a packed house. Many residents there to weigh in on the second item on the agenda…a proposed land use change for the vacant building just south of Roby’s Furniture and Appliance. Helping Hands is wanting to open a […]
